by Mark Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association I am excited to be AOPA’s new president, only the fifth in our association’s nearly 75-year history. I may be…
Busy Fall Ahead!
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region Well, you’ve heard it! AOPA has a new President…
Big Win Fuels Future Reforms…
by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region As we approach the end of the year, AOPA’s state advocacy team is reflecting on its successes around the country and is…
New Procedures Cut Red Tape, No Ill Effects Anticipated
by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D. I want to talk about four subjects, which I think will be of interest to airmen: CACI, stents, over-the-counter medication side effects, and MedXPress. CACI or…
Asiana Airlines Flight #214 – Pilot or System Error?
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman With the long summer evenings of flying now behind us, and the world’s largest aviation event, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, a memory, we can start to…
Where Can An IA Perform An Inspection?
by Greg Reigel A mechanic, who holds an Inspection Authorization (IA) certificate, recently asked me this question. Since the FAA issues the certificate, and the certificate itself doesn’t contain any…
Letter From Ray Perry
Hi Dave: Long time since we did our “crash and splash” poker run at the Eagle River Seaplane Fly-In, Eagle River, Wisconsin. Looking at your masthead, I see that my…
Letter From Gregory G. Gorak
Dave: As a subscriber since 1978, I don’t understand how you can keep getting better and better. The quality of Midwest Flyer Magazine, the articles and graphics are first rate!…
Letter From Thomas G. Chudy Jr.
Dave: I received the August/September 2013 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine and read your article entitled “Hidden Treasure At Lake In The Hills Airport,” featuring Ole Sindberg and his “Prescott…
Letter From Vickie Vandenbelt
Dear Dave: I just received a complimentary copy of Midwest Flyer – August/September (2013) issue – and there are some great articles in it. I did see a great article…